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Exhibitors Confident in the Run-Up to BIOTECHNICA 2010
31 Aug 2010: The biotech industry is setting its sights on Hannover, where exhibitors and visitors from all over the world will convene this autumn at BIOTECHNICA 2010 from 5 to 7 October. A plethora of small, highly specialized firms will exhibit in Hannover alongside numerous companies and industry leaders, including Eppendorf, Qiagen, Sartorius and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Deutsche Messe AG
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High-Throughput Melt Curve Analysis for Verification and Genotyping of SNPs in 4 Alaska Populations of Chum Salmon
25 Aug 2010: This application poster describes how the BioMark™ System and 96.96 Dynamic Array™ Integrated Fluidic Circuit (IFC) has been used by the University of Washington for verification and genotyping of SNP's in Alaskan populations of Chum Salmon.
Fluidigm Corporation
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US Environmental Protection Agency Awards New Monoclonal Antibody Contract to Help Develop First Tests for Aquatic Parasite
24 Aug 2010: Precision Antibody™ has been selected by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop monoclonal antibodies to two species of Cryptosporidium (“Crypto”). This intestinal parasite has emerged over the past 20 years as one of the most common causes of waterborne illness in the United States but there isn't an effective test for detecting Crypto in water resources and no treatment.
Precision Antibody
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Application Data from Recent Oil Spill to Help Determine the Environmental Impact
 13 Aug 2010: LECO has released a new application note highlighting the analysis of two petroleum samples obtained from the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Using a Pegasus® 4D GCxGC-TOFMS with GERSTEL autosampler and ChromaTOF® software, the analyst was able to resolve and identify an unprecedented number of individual components in a single analysis for the ultimate in high throughput.
LECO Corp.
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Fast Bioethanol Analysis Following ASTM Method D 5501 Using the New Zebron™ ZB-Bioethanol GC Column
09 Aug 2010: Standard fuel ethanol analysis can take up to 40 minutes following ASTM Method D 5501 and Europe prEN 15376. This application note indicates that the Zebron ZB-Bioethanol GC column can reduce analysis time for this method to 5 minutes while still providing complete resolution of methanol and ethanol from all denaturant components.
Phenomenex Inc
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Identification of Biofuel Producing Bacteria Through Temperature Resistance
09 Aug 2010: Biofuel generation requires bacteria that are temperature resistant and the search for those strains requires multiple bacterial clones to be monitored at high temperatures over long periods. This application note demonstrates the ability of the PowerWave™ XS Microplate Reader to perform absorbance measurements at high temperatures.
BioTek Instruments, Inc.
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Analysis of Biodiesel in Accordance with EN 14214/ASTM D 6751 on Special OPTIMA GC Columns
09 Aug 2010: In this application note MACHEREY-NAGEL presents the OPTIMA® BioDiesel line. The special GC columns are specially tested for determination of methanol content as specified in EN 14110 (BioDiesel M), the separation of typical FAMEs acc. EN 14103 (BioDiesel F) and the analysis of free glycerol and residues of glycerides in Biodiesel in accordance with EN 14105 (BioDiesel G).
MACHEREY-NAGEL GmbH & Co. KG
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SFC/MS and LC/MS-MS Analysis of Bio-Diesel Fuels
09 Aug 2010: Bio-fuel analysis is traditionally done by GC-FID or GC/MS. This application note demonstrates that an alternative method using SFC combined with hybrid linear ion trap – triple quadrupole mass spectrometry can be applied to study quality control, product profiling and various components present in complex biodiesels and starting biomass.
JASCO (USA)
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Biodiesel (FAME) Analysis by FT-IR
09 Aug 2010: The interest in biofuels has increased because of rising petroleum costs and fuel stocks running out. This application note demonstrates the ability of the Nicolet FT-IR spectrometer family coupled with the unique Smart ARK ATR accessory for a simple analysis of Biodiesel (FAME). This shows that infrared provides a rapid, precise and accurate tool for biofuel analysis.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Ultratrace Interference-Free Analysis of Solar-Grade Silicon Wafers by ELAN DRC II ICP-MS
09 Aug 2010: Lowering the cost of silicon wafers in solar cells can result in more impurities. This application note presents a simple sample-preparation method for the ultratrace interference-free analysis of solar-grade silicon wafers using the ELAN DRC II ICP-MS. This method was shown to obtain accurate, sub-ppb (μg/L) level results quickly.
PerkinElmer, Inc.
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